OTTAWA – The federal government announced five more rural broadband projects, all from the Universal Broadband Fund’s rapid response stream, on Thursday and Friday, valued at $11.2 million.
The projects are:
- $3.2 million for Tbaytel to build broadband to 689 more homes in the communities of Lappe and Toimela, outside of Thunder Bay.
- $700,000 to help Cogeco and Bell bring high-speed Internet to 1,111 more homes in Bancroft, Carrying Place and Mountain View. Cogeco will also be investing $324,000 and Bell Canada $1.7 million in filling these opportunities.
- $196,000 to help Aldera Communications connect 339 more homes in the remote communities of River of Ponds and Hawke’s Bay, Newfoundland. Aldera will invest an additional $81,700.
- $192,000 to help Bell deliver high speed internet to 113 more homes in Vaughan and East Gwillimbury, north of Toronto.
- $7 million for Northwestel ($2 million) and SSi Micro ($5 million) to improve broadband connectivity and affordability to over 9,800 homes in all 35 Nunavut communities.
